Pushing the Limits: New Data on the Morphology of Geophilus impressus C. L. Koch, 1847 (Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae)

Three Geophilus impressus C. L. Koch, 1847 specimens collected in Băneasa Forest, Southern Romania are described and illustrated. The sampled population represents a new lower limit for the leg-bearing segment number of this species morphological differences to previous descriptions that cast doubt on reliability using size- age-dependent features maxillae last-leg bearing when separating it from other closely related Geophilus. A discussion postulated correlations between segments latitude is presented G. impressus, as well importance carpophagus structures diagnostic characters among its relatives